Xiuyun Golden Autumn Pear

Xiuyun Golden Autumn Pear

　　Xiuyun Golden Autumn Pear is a specialty of Xiuyun County, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province. The pear from Xiuyun is large in size, with a golden, translucent appearance. Its flesh is white, crisp, tender, fine-textured, juicy, and sweet, and it stores well, earning it the reputation as the “King of Southern Pears.”

　　The Golden Autumn Pear is an elite cultivar selected by renowned scientists Professor Li Bihu and Professor Huang Yuanki from among sand pears. In 1999, over 1,500 acres were planted with the variety at the Pear Blossom Lake Base in Zhexi Village, Gubao Township, Xiuyun County, and fruiting began to show results in 2001. Currently, the township has nearly 20,000 acres under Golden Autumn Pear cultivation.

　　The Xiuyun Golden Autumn Pear features stable traits, early bearing, large fruit, uniformity, and an attractive glossy appearance. Individual fruits weigh between 250–1,000 grams, reaching up to a maximum of 1,000 grams. The skin is yellow, the stem is short, the flesh is snow-white, crisp, juicy, free of stone cells, and has a fragrant, sweet taste of premium quality. The harvest period is between late August and early September each year. It surpasses the original varieties both within and outside the province. The Golden Autumn Pear from Pear Blossom Lake is highly favored by consumers for its excellent quality and is hailed by residents of Guiyang as the “Guiyang Tribute Pear.”